The idea of the Featured Page is to highlight a good or otherwise interesting article.

Writeups ("On Deck")

Write up a short hook, include an appropriate image, and post it here! Then we can edit it to perfection and post it. The photos should be scaled down to around 320 pixels for the largest dimension. Once there are some good ideas feel free to change the Featured Page!

Note especially the part about the "short hook." The featured page isn't meant to tell the whole story; it's meant to "hook" the reader to click on the page where the fuller story can be told.

Proposed new writeup:

The City of Davishas let go of our tree crew! Immediately following the passage of Measure D, city managerSteve Pinkertonannounced the dismissal of Davis' only tree crew. These fellows not only maintained the city's 18,000 trees, they also "hang and remove the banner on B st., install owl boxes, installing the Christmas tree on E st., hanging ornaments, removing ornaments, dispose of Christmas tree, installing reflective tape on structure at the train depot, help install and remove antennas on towers that were too tall to reach, install cable on a flag pole for the bomb squad, [and] deliver wood chips for volunteer projects". Pinkerton has promised further cuts in city staff, which will presumably result in a further reduction in services the city provides.

Chiles Mansion — As an undergrad, I'd never heard about this. It's a really interesting and depressing story. Might need a photo and some other editor contributions

Davis Judo Team — Well written, loads of pretty pictures, and not obvious if you're not actively looking for them.

Tank House — Interested to figure out what that things is. This page has since had a lot of information added to it. It's a delightful and interesting read, has photos, and I think is a perfect candidate for a featured page —PhilipNeustrom

Discussion

Comments:

2011-05-12 14:59:59JabberWokky has suggested featuring some long-time Davis businesses as featured pages. I like the idea a lot. What are some good criteria for picking them? I'd suggest the following as a few criteria: 1) At least 10 years old (opened in 2001 or before); 2) Have a good, interesting history written up on the page. Could be info on the people involved, the location(s), events there, whatever. Something that makes it an informational page for Davis, not just for the business itself. Thoughts?

The second thing is obviously to come up with some good options. ACE Hardware is a fairly interesting one. Hibbert Lumber and Redwood Barn Nursery could both be great candidates if they get filled out a bit more. The Graduate is a true Davis institution... the writeup is a bit of a mess, but with some work, and especially with a few phone calls to get some more historical information, it could become a perfect candidate. Delta of Venus also looks like a good option. —TomGarberson

2011-05-12 16:49:06 For Delta, I noticed there were no photos of the interior, so I took some... also shot photos of all the chalk menu boards. I'll be going through my photos tomorrow. —JabberWokky

2012-03-04 23:14:42 As important as the protests are, I think with elections, Picnic Day and other things approaching, it might be time to consider when to move forward with the Featured Page. —JabberWokky

I have been thinking the same thing. The protests continue and the issues are still important, but they are no longer center stage and other topics deserve attention as well. We could do a quick switch for the election, which ends tomorrow, and then segue to Picnic Day. (Or plastic bags. :) ). —CovertProfessor

2013-05-30 13:35:18 I'd like to elect dumpster diving as the next featured page. Its a page, not an event. —jefftolentino

2016-02-26 21:30:06 Definitely time for a new page. Picnic day 2015 has come and gone many moons ago... —DavidGrundler

2016-05-09 14:38:43 http://www.westkingdom.org/as51/may/windy-meads-archery-hunt-and-novelty-shoot
It's more of an event, but it gives an excuse to link to Archery, History, Yolo Grasslands and the SCA. Plus it's a lesser known local event (don't worry - the targets of this "medieval hunt" are all foam). —JabberWokky